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25 Thames Street, Brooklyn, NY
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Eater NY's Brooklyn Heatmap (updated July 2026) includes Bark Barbecue among the borough's buzziest new spots, noting its evolution from a popular pop-up and food-hall stand into a full restaurant. Brooklyn Magazine's July 2026 review confirms the new Bushwick location — at 25 Thames Street, seating nearly 300 across communal tables and booths — opened as an expansion of founder Ruben Santana's Dominican-Texas barbecue concept.
The scale of the new space (four large indoor smokers, a bar, and a stage for live DJs and shows, per Brooklyn Magazine) suggests Bark is positioning for the high-volume weekend crowds that its pop-up and food-hall roots already built, though no specific wait-time figures are reported.
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No specific wait time is published; Eater NY's Brooklyn Heatmap (July 2026) names Bark Barbecue among the borough's buzziest new restaurants following its expansion into a nearly 300-seat Bushwick space, per Brooklyn Magazine.
Reservation policy is not established by available sources; check barkbarbecueny.com directly.
Walk-in availability isn't confirmed in current reporting, though the large new communal-table space (seating nearly 300, per Brooklyn Magazine) suggests more capacity than the original pop-up.
Sources: Eater NY — Brooklyn Heatmap · Brooklyn Magazine — Bark Barbecue Bushwick review